To Stop the Coronavirus, Shin Bet Can Now Track Cellphones Without Court Order

The security service will use location data to send messages ordering self-quarantine to anyone who was in vicinity of an infected person in the 14 days prior to their diagnosis

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The cabinet approved emergency regulations Sunday to allow the Shin Bet security service to track location data from the cellphones of people who have tested positive for the new coronavirus and people who were in their vicinity in the 14 days before they were diagnosed.

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